The regulatory subunit of aspartate kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosisThe regulatory subunit of aspartate kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Structural highlights

4go5 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Related:4go7
Gene:ask, Rv3709c, MT3812, MTV025.057c (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Activity:Aspartate kinase, with EC number 2.7.2.4
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The aspartate kinase (AK) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) catalyzes the biosynthesis of aspartate family amino acids, including lysine, threonine, isoleucine and methionine. We determined the crystal structures of the regulatory subunit of aspartate kinase from Mtb alone (referred to as MtbAKbeta) and in complex with threonine (referred to as MtbAKbeta-Thr) at resolutions of 2.6 A and 2.0 A, respectively. MtbAKbeta is composed of two perpendicular non-equivalent ACT domains [aspartate kinase, chorismate mutase, and TyrA (prephenate dehydrogenase)] per monomer. Each ACT domain contains two alpha helices and four antiparallel beta strands. The structure of MtbAKbeta shares high similarity with the regulatory subunit of the aspartate kinase from Corynebacterium glutamicum (referred to as CgAKbeta), suggesting similar regulatory mechanisms. Biochemical assays in our study showed that MtbAK is inhibited by threonine. Based on crystal structure analysis, we discuss the regulatory mechanism of MtbAK.

Structural view of the regulatory subunit of aspartate kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.,Yang Q, Yu K, Yan L, Li Y, Chen C, Li X Protein Cell. 2011 Sep;2(9):745-54. Epub 2011 Oct 6. PMID:21976064[1]

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References

  1. Yang Q, Yu K, Yan L, Li Y, Chen C, Li X. Structural view of the regulatory subunit of aspartate kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Protein Cell. 2011 Sep;2(9):745-54. Epub 2011 Oct 6. PMID:21976064 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13238-011-1094-2

4go5, resolution 2.60Å

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